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Leighton · 05-09-2011, 10:41 AM

I’ve just put The Essential Silva up as a Kindle Book on Amazon.

It’s a compendium of the first three Chief Inspector Mario Silva novels.

In Blood of the Wicked, Silva and his team go to a small rural town to investigate the murder of a bishop - and suddenly find themselves involved in a war between wealthy landowners and the landless. It portrays the stark contrasts between Brazil’s “haves” and “have nots”.

In Buried Strangers, a clandestine cemetery is discovered in the rainforest outside of São Paulo. Many of the corpses are members of family groups, including children. But the mass murderer of these victims isn’t a twisted, homicidal maniac as the cops initially believe. The motive for his crimes is totally unexpected, completely contemporary – and completely appalling.

In Dying Gasp, a bomb explodes on a tram in Amsterdam and, shortly thereafter, eight thousand kilometers away, in Brazil, the granddaughter of a powerful politician is kidnapped. In this, the third book in Leighton Gage’s compelling series, the author weaves the two incidents together - and transports his readers to an Amazonian hell hole where Chief Inspector Mario Silva reencounters an old enemy.

Critical Praise for the Series
Top-notch…controversial and entirely absorbing. The Chief Inspector is irresistible – The New York Times
South America’s Kurt Wallander - Booklist
Masterful - Toronto Globe and Mail
Compelling - The Boston Globe
Fascinating, complex and riveting - Florida Sun Sentinel
Intelligent and subtle…suspenseful and sophisticated - Publisher’s Weekly
Highly recommended - Library Journal
Blurring the distinction between literary fiction and crime fiction, this is a book that…needs to be read - Sherbroke Herald (Quebec, CA)
Colorful characters and crackling banter - Kirkus Reviews
Gripping…intricately plotted – Suspense Magazine.

More good news: the price is less than 10% of what you would have paid if you'd bought all three of the hard covers at list.

And now the bad news: It's available in most countries in the world, but not the United States and Canada.

Here's the link if you're in the UK:

http://tinyurl.com/EssentialUK

In other places around the world, you'll have to search for it on Amazon by title. The URL differs depending upon where you live.

05-09-2011, 10:41 AM	#5
Leighton Member Posts: 12 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Kindle	The Essential Silva I’ve just put The Essential Silva up as a Kindle Book on Amazon. It’s a compendium of the first three Chief Inspector Mario Silva novels. In Blood of the Wicked, Silva and his team go to a small rural town to investigate the murder of a bishop - and suddenly find themselves involved in a war between wealthy landowners and the landless. It portrays the stark contrasts between Brazil’s “haves” and “have nots”. In Buried Strangers, a clandestine cemetery is discovered in the rainforest outside of São Paulo. Many of the corpses are members of family groups, including children. But the mass murderer of these victims isn’t a twisted, homicidal maniac as the cops initially believe. The motive for his crimes is totally unexpected, completely contemporary – and completely appalling. In Dying Gasp, a bomb explodes on a tram in Amsterdam and, shortly thereafter, eight thousand kilometers away, in Brazil, the granddaughter of a powerful politician is kidnapped. In this, the third book in Leighton Gage’s compelling series, the author weaves the two incidents together - and transports his readers to an Amazonian hell hole where Chief Inspector Mario Silva reencounters an old enemy. Critical Praise for the Series Top-notch…controversial and entirely absorbing. The Chief Inspector is irresistible – The New York Times South America’s Kurt Wallander - Booklist Masterful - Toronto Globe and Mail Compelling - The Boston Globe Fascinating, complex and riveting - Florida Sun Sentinel Intelligent and subtle…suspenseful and sophisticated - Publisher’s Weekly Highly recommended - Library Journal Blurring the distinction between literary fiction and crime fiction, this is a book that…needs to be read - Sherbroke Herald (Quebec, CA) Colorful characters and crackling banter - Kirkus Reviews Gripping…intricately plotted – Suspense Magazine. More good news: the price is less than 10% of what you would have paid if you'd bought all three of the hard covers at list. And now the bad news: It's available in most countries in the world, but not the United States and Canada. Here's the link if you're in the UK: http://tinyurl.com/EssentialUK In other places around the world, you'll have to search for it on Amazon by title. The URL differs depending upon where you live.